Kagan has spent most of her adult life working with the law. She served in President Clinton’s administration as a legal adviser, was the head of Harvard Law School, and until her confirmation Thursday, was the US Solicitor General-one of the most powerful lawyers in the federal government. Kagan was born in New York City. She grew up in an apartment on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, the strong-willed, independent middle sister sandwiched between two brothers.

　　Kagan’s mother was a public school teacher who taught fifth and sixth grades. Her father was a lawyer.

　　The new Justice once wore a judge’s robe in a picture for her high-school yearbook. Now she’ll be wearing real ones as she and the other eight Justices decide some of the most important legal cases.

　　71. What can we infer according to paragraph 1?

　　A. Elena Kagan has become the only female Justice of America.

　　B. It’s Kagan’s dream to be a Justice on the United States Supreme Court.

　　C. Kagan achieved this position in the election by beating John Paul Stevens.

　　D. It will take a long time for Kagan to become a Justice on the United States Supreme Court.

　　72. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

　　A. To take the place of an old Justice, a Justice was elected by the Senate.

　　B. There will be four women working in the United States Supreme Court.

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